Polypoetes approximans
Polypoetes approximans | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Polypoetes |
Species: | P. approximans |
Binomial name | |
Polypoetes approximans (Warren, 1901) | |
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Polypoetes approximans is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Panama north to Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Pachira aquatica. They show prominent blackish dorsal spots.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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